Do you by chance have pictures of these odd jackets being worn? I recently acquired three olive SC's (various shades of green) two isaia and one PRL.I am wondering what to pair them with.

I used to post photos years ago at AskAndy ... was the first to post side by side comparisons of various Savile Row tailors. But honestly, I got tired of the 'advice.' At 60, I dress the way I dress, it's not changing.

It might take a bit of time but I'll consider pulling a few items from the wardrobe and laying out a coat, trousers, shirt, tie, socks, shoes etc. Of course, what it's paired with depends greatly on the jacket ... summer linen is quite different from winter tweed. This time of year it'll probably be something heavier ... hope that's okay. Will try to get one done tomorrow.

I used to post photos years ago at AskAndy ... was the first to post side by side comparisons of various Savile Row tailors. But honestly, I got tired of the 'advice.' At 60, I dress the way I dress, it's not changing.
It might take a bit of time but I'll consider pulling a few items from the wardrobe and laying out a coat, trousers, shirt, tie, socks, shoes etc. Of course, what it's paired with depends greatly on the jacket ... summer linen is quite different from winter tweed. This time of year it'll probably be something heavier ... hope that's okay. Will try to get one done tomorrow.

Why thank you! Its a colour I dont see often, so its nice to see it done well.

Hey now, I was just wearing olive socks with my pair of olive linen-cotton trousers (+ alden suede chukkas). Leave me olive socks out of this!
I did just shuck them to do Halloween preparations. Spray paint in khakis and an old blue OCBD? What fall is for.

No, no no ... I'll wear olive socks ... I draw the line there ... no olive shoes.

As for posting photos will have to wait until I get back to a house with a camera ... perhaps on Tuesday evening.

Back in the days of my youth, I think olive was a more popular color. The olive corduroy jacket was as common and as much a menswear staple as the navy blazer, and olive suits were fairly common. My first suit was an olive-gray job, and I wouldn't mind another in that color if I had occasion to wear suits more often. As it is, I have an olive H&S shetland tweed jacket and an olive Porter & Harding Solway cloth jacket (both from Chan). I have a number of pairs of cotton twill and corduroy trousers in olive and one pair of worsted trousers in olive-gray. In addition, I have one olive-colored "safari" styled sports shirt (has epaulets) from RL that I am fond of. I am wearing olive socks at this moment. Obviously, I like the color, still.Edited by JLibourel - 10/24/11 at 8:27pm

Back in the days of my youth, I think olive was a more popular color. The olive corduroy jacket was as common and as much a menswear staple as the navy blazer, and olive suits were fairly common...

That's interesting, Jan. The olive cord sportcoat was just as common as the blazer? Was it sort of a knocking-about-town-and-campus garment while the blazer was more a garment for heading-into-mixed-company-there'll-be-older-folks-present?